Nadine Kam photosA model for a junior designer walked down runway during the Honolulu Community College fashion show "Le Reve."

Here's a look at the Honolulu Community College senior fashion shows from "Le Reve," that took place April 28 at the wonderful waterfront venue of HCC's Marine Education & Training Center at Sand Island.

Star-Bulletin photosDesigner Kate Hooven adds jewelry to the 1920s ensemble she created for the "Goodwill Goes Glam" segment of the University of Hawaii at Manoa's annual senior fashion show taking place Sunday on campus. Kasie Kunishima models, and the funny thing is I also have that same purple necklace that I bought from Catherine's Closet. This particular necklace is from the UH Costume Collection. Details for the UH and HCC shows are in the paper today, and this is one of the photos by Dennis Oda that didn't make it into our cramped dead-tree pages.

It's rare, if ever, that the University of Hawaii at Manoa and Honolulu Community College annual student fashion shows take place on the same weekend, so as far as print logistics, that meant a tight squeeze for photos.

These are some that didn't fit in the paper today, but just wanted to give these students their due as well.

Steven Stinson wears a shirt and short ensemble created by Ryan Ota as part of his senior collection, "Thought Bubbles," that will be shown during the Honolulu Community College student fashion show, "Le Reve," on Saturday night. More details about the student collections are in the paper today. This is one of the photos by Craig T. Kojima that didn't fit into our cramped pages.

Swimsuits by Meredith Cliff, left, and Jessica O'Neill, will be among the garments shown during the Honolulu Community College student fashion show Saturday night.

Koi Boutique and Royal Hawaiian Golf were the featured boutiques during an informal fashion show at Il Lupino Trattoria & Wine Bar, marking Administrative Professionals Day, April 25.

Koi Boutique featured jewelry and fashion by Chan Luu, a Vietnamese designer who became famous for her wrap and semi-precious stone jewelry before moving into apparel.

In addition to golf brands associated with the pros, one covetable object was the invisible putter adorned with Swarovski crystals that sells for $250 at Royal Hawaiian Golf. Gloria Woo said it's been selling well because those browsing the shop realize "it's something they don't have, and they can play with it." It's shown in more detail below.

————————Koi Boutique is in Building B, Level 1. Call 923-6888.
Royal Hawaiian Golf is in Building A, Level 3. Call 924-0144.

Inga Schlingmann catches the eye of a young fan in separates and jewelry by Chan Luu, with a Rebecca Minkoff bag, all from Koi Boutique.

Nadine Kam photosGuests at “Lujuria—The Fashion Experience” on April 20 got a sneak peek at Richie Miao's new women's collection.With the models are Lovelessizm creator, center, and party host Jose Santamaria.

Fresh from a trip to Beijing Fashion Week, where he was interviewed regarding his Lovelessizm brand, Richie Miao offered a sneak peek of his women's collection during "Lujuria—The Fashion Experience,” hosted by Jose Santamaria at The Modern on April 20.

Dark, urban streetwear came down the runway, punctuated by a wide range of fringed bags and clutches also new to the brand. You can see some of the new pieces at his I AM. boutique at 1221 Kapiolani Boulevard, Suite 111, and another show is slated to take place May 9 at Fishcake.

What we saw that night was just a small glimpse of Richie's empire building beyond our shores. It's sometimes hard to gauge how well a homegrown brand could perform based on Hawaii shoppers, who tend to be conservative and few. But my recent trip to Shanghai was an eye-opening experience when—led to Helen Lee's post-show reception—I saw his shop within at shop at the upscale DBHK in the Xintiandi Style mall. DBHK is a rapidly growing Hong Kong-based company that aims to introduce Hong Kong style around Asia to start, then who knows? DBHK stands for "Designed, Distributed and Developed by Hong Kong."

Richie is seeking wider distribution in China, due to a growing economy and shopping scene in which every major luxury brand is well-represented.

Richie, center, hams it up with, from left, model Roman Mysin, Melissa Rivera, Jose Santamaria and Malie Moran. Melissa may be our next TV celeb, set to appear in HGTV's "The White Room Challenge" on May 8.